International Mar 15, 2023
Sudden unexplained deaths of Black infants rising
A new study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention finds an unforeseen increase in unexplained deaths in Black infants during the first year of the coronavirus pandemic. The rate of SIDS, or sudden infant death syndrome, increased by 15%, from 33.3 deaths per 100,000 babies born in 2019 to 38.2 deaths in 2020. […]
By Gemma Iso